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* Elise is asked if she's seen an "interloper" (Arno!) that the ''exceptionally French'' guards are looking for. Her reply?
--> '''Elise:''' "No! I shouldn't think they can climb stairs, not with those little hooves! And how did they get out of the royal menagerie?"
** Basically, she's pretending to have her "interloper" as "antelope", given their French accents. Then she asks to be taken to the Billiard Room. Credit where it's due: [[spoilers: The Templars are ''horrible'', fancy snarky bastards - but fancy, snarky bastards nonetheless.]]
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** The entry on ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' is essentially a rant about how much Shaun hates the musical and the France in ''Unity'' is not the France in Les Mis. And anyways, he prefers Theatre/{{Cats}}. Much more believable.

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** The entry on ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' is essentially a rant about how much Shaun hates the musical and the France French Revolution in ''Unity'' is not ''not'' the France French Revolution in Les Mis. And anyways, he prefers Theatre/{{Cats}}. Much more believable.
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--->'''Arno:''' No force, in heaven or on earth, will make me answer that question.

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--->'''Arno:''' -->'''Arno:''' No force, in heaven or on earth, will make me answer that question.
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* During one mission, Arno and Elise approach the Marquis de Sade for information, and he asks for... Creative advice.
-->'''Marquis:''' (Sees them approach) Ah... Which is a more incisive commentary on corruption in the bishopric? Seven nuns seducing a parish priest into debauchery, or an enourmously-endowed Benedictine sodomizing a goat named Pius?
--->'''Arno:''' No force, in heaven or on earth, will make me answer that question.
-->'''Marquis:''' Quite right, Arno, the goat it is.
**What makes it especially funny is that Arno just doesn't even seem especially fazed or disturbed by the idea; he's gotten used to the Marquis.
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* As horrifyingly {{Badass}} as it is when you realize [[spoiler:Germain has the Sword of Eden]], Arno's reaction is pretty funny; [[spoiler:the Sage raises the sword, lightning rips out of the tip of the blade, Arno leaps aside as though he dodges magic every day... and then pauses for a moment, realizing ''he just dodged lightning''. "What the hell was that?" indeed.]]

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* As horrifyingly {{Badass}} badass as it is when you realize [[spoiler:Germain has the Sword of Eden]], Arno's reaction is pretty funny; [[spoiler:the Sage raises the sword, lightning rips out of the tip of the blade, Arno leaps aside as though he dodges magic every day... and then pauses for a moment, realizing ''he just dodged lightning''. "What the hell was that?" indeed.]]
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* Completing Rift missions give you access to Assassin Intel. One of these is a list of potential Sages. One of the entries reads: "David Jones. Nationality: possibly English. Born: Mid-20th century. Status unknown, In the 1970s and 80s a few scattered reports of a man resembling a Sage surfaced. He was said to be "otherworldly", "extraterrestrial", and "possessed by multiple personalities." So far, these reports have proven inconclusive." David Jones happens to be the real name of a certain DavidBowie.

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* Completing Rift missions give you access to Assassin Intel. One of these is a list of potential Sages. One of the entries reads: "David Jones. Nationality: possibly English. Born: Mid-20th century. Status unknown, In the 1970s and 80s a few scattered reports of a man resembling a Sage surfaced. He was said to be "otherworldly", "extraterrestrial", and "possessed by multiple personalities." So far, these reports have proven inconclusive." David Jones happens to be the real name of a certain DavidBowie.Music/DavidBowie.
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* We find out that "Devils of the Caribbean" the fake movie they devised at the end of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' was released commercially and did pretty badly. Their internal marketing from the Helix Rifts tries to make the best of a bad situation:

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* We find out that "Devils of the Caribbean" Caribbean", the fake movie they devised at the end of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', was released commercially and did pretty badly. Their internal marketing from the Helix Rifts tries to make the best of a bad situation:

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* We find out that "Devils in the Caribbean" the fake movie they devised at the end of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' was released commercially and did pretty badly. Their internal marketing from the Helix Rifts tries to make the best of a bad situation:

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* The infamous varied graphical bugs([[NightmareFuel when they're not ensuring your future therapist will live comfortably for the rest of their life]]) are hilarious. [[https://youtu.be/hhl5yjMY0Ws Example]]

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* During the [[HesBack Rise of the Assassin]] memory, if you take the [[RefugeInAudacity "let's pretend I'm going to be executed and then stab Rouille in the throat"]] Assassination opportunity, you get this exchange between Arno and his escorts.
-->'''Brute''': Don't I know you, boy?
-->'''Arno''': I doubt it.
-->'''Brute''': No, no, I do. You're the town drunk.
-->'''Arno''': I... ''(realizes that his [[DrowningMySorrows sorrow-drowning]] is known all over Versailles)'' [[OhCrap Oh, god]]. I suppose I am, aren't I?
* The infamous varied graphical bugs([[NightmareFuel bugs ([[NightmareFuel when they're not ensuring your future therapist will live comfortably for the rest of their life]]) are hilarious. [[https://youtu.be/hhl5yjMY0Ws Example]]
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* The infamous varied graphical bugs([[NightmareFuel when they're not scarring you for life]]) are hilarious. [[https://youtu.be/hhl5yjMY0Ws Example]]

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* The infamous varied graphical bugs([[NightmareFuel when they're not scarring you ensuring your future therapist will live comfortably for the rest of their life]]) are hilarious. [[https://youtu.be/hhl5yjMY0Ws Example]]
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Written from memory, unable to find entry on wiki. Will update as soon as access to game is obtained.


* As you renovate Café Theatre, new rooms are unlocked, each of which holds Assassin records from times older - all of which are amusing.
** In the well is the "Progress Report for Initiate Charles Dorian", which makes it abundantly clear who is writing even without the signature.
--->''(The letter is written in a crude hand, as though the scribe were not used to writing)''
--->''Here's your goddamned progress report.''
--->''Initiate Dorian is showing progress.''



--> ''Never speak badly of past projects. Spin negatives into positives, E.G. If they say "The film 'Devils of the Caribbean' was a frightful mess of clichés, dime-store moralizing, and pandering stereotypes. Who thought this bucked of bilge water was a good idea?" You say "Certainly we realized very early in production that 'Devils of the Caribbean' would not be the ideal experience for everyone. But for those who want a fun, exciting, and lighthearted look at the Golden Age of Piracy, their ship has come to port."''

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--> ''Never speak badly of past projects. Spin negatives into positives, E.G. If they say "The film 'Devils of the Caribbean' was a frightful mess of clichés, dime-store moralizing, and pandering stereotypes. Who thought this bucked bucket of bilge water was a good idea?" You say "Certainly we realized very early in production that 'Devils of the Caribbean' would not be the ideal experience for everyone. But for those who want a fun, exciting, and lighthearted look at the Golden Age of Piracy, their ship has come to port."''

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* A bit of Fridge Humour hits in the Sequence 1 memory, "High Society". In most stealth missions across the series, including in this game, you get desynchronized if you enter 'conflict' with the tailing target - which means that the Assassin in question never got noticed. However, if you enter conflict while sneaking through the party, Arno just gets kicked out of the gates - which means that Arno ''canonically'' got noticed at least once trying to sneak into Elise's coronation ceremony.



** One of the unlockable database entries in Dead Kings is on the Phrygian Cap, which gives us an interesting look at Shaun's... past achievements.

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** The entry on ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' is essentially a rant about how much Shawn hates the musical and the France in ''Unity'' is not the France in Les Mis. And anyways, he prefers Theatre/{{Cats}}. Much more believable.

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** The entry on ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' is essentially a rant about how much Shawn Shaun hates the musical and the France in ''Unity'' is not the France in Les Mis. And anyways, he prefers Theatre/{{Cats}}. Much more believable.



-->''I bet you didn't expect to read the phrase "expelled a German butcher" just then. I know I certainly didn't.''\\

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-->''I --->''I bet you didn't expect to read the phrase "expelled a German butcher" just then. I know I certainly didn't.''\\


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** One of the unlockable database entries in Dead Kings is on the Phrygian Cap, which gives us an interesting look at Shaun's... past achievements.
--->The Phrygian Cap* was originally a symbol worn by Paris (son of Prima, from Phrygia) that would be taken up in late Roman iconography, well before it became a symbol of the Parisian sans-culottes.\\
[=*=] For two years I made someone at school believe the Phrygian Cap was a form of birth control. No real relevance here, I'm just proud.
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* Shay's Templar Outfit and Bellec's Assassin Outfit lack Arno's Hidden Blade - purely a graphical effect, but still kind of distracting. If you're using one of these outfits during the last mission and you have the Blood FX turned off, [[spoiler:Arno looks like he's [[Franchise/StarWars Force Choking]] Germain at the end.]]
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* "The Escape", the last mission of Sequence 9, which is one concentrated Funny Moment. It begins with Elise running in away from Jacobins for reasons she [[DontAskJustRun refuses to explain]], and escalates very quickly to [[RefugeInAudacity stealing a prototype hot-air balloon]] in the middle of a thunderstorm with Arno desperately trying to catch up with her.

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* "The Escape", the last mission of Sequence 9, which is one concentrated Funny Moment. It begins with Elise running in away from Jacobins for reasons she [[DontAskJustRun [[NoTimeToExplain refuses to explain]], and escalates very quickly to [[RefugeInAudacity stealing a prototype hot-air balloon]] in the middle of a thunderstorm with Arno desperately trying to catch up with her.
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* The infamous varied graphical bugs([[NightmareFuel when they're not scarring you for life]]) are hilarious. [[https://youtu.be/hhl5yjMY0Ws Exemple]]

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* The infamous varied graphical bugs([[NightmareFuel when they're not scarring you for life]]) are hilarious. [[https://youtu.be/hhl5yjMY0Ws Exemple]]Example]]

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* Napoleon snarking about Arno's outfit, and how it becoming more and more conspicuous the further the series gets from [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI the Third Crusade]]:

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* Napoleon snarking about Arno's outfit, and how it becoming becomes more and more conspicuous the further the series gets from [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI the Third Crusade]]:


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* As horrifyingly {{Badass}} as it is when you realize [[spoiler:Germain has the Sword of Eden]], Arno's reaction is pretty funny; [[spoiler:the Sage raises the sword, lightning rips out of the tip of the blade, Arno leaps aside as though he dodges magic every day... and then pauses for a moment, realizing ''he just dodged lightning''. "What the hell was that?" indeed.]]
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* The infamous varied graphical bugs are ([[NightmareFuel when they're not scarring you for life) rather humorous.

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* The infamous varied graphical bugs are ([[NightmareFuel bugs([[NightmareFuel when they're not scarring you for life) rather humorous.life]]) are hilarious. [[https://youtu.be/hhl5yjMY0Ws Exemple]]
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* The infamous varied graphical bugs are ([[NightmareFuel when they're not scarring you for life) rather humorous.
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** The entry on ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' is essentially a rant about how much Shawn hates the musical andthe France in ''Unity'' is not the France in Les Mis. And anyways, he prefers Theatre/{{Cats}}. Much more believable.

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** The entry on ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' is essentially a rant about how much Shawn hates the musical andthe and the France in ''Unity'' is not the France in Les Mis. And anyways, he prefers Theatre/{{Cats}}. Much more believable.
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** The entry on ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' is essentially a rant about how much Shawn hates the musical andthe France in ''Unity'' is not the France in Les Mis. And anyways, he prefers Theatre/{{Cats}}. Much more believable.
** Every paragraph in the story about the Red Ghost of the Tuileries is accompanied by increasingly incredulous notes about the ridiculousness of the story.
-->''I bet you didn't expect to read the phrase "expelled a German butcher" just then. I know I certainly didn't.''\\
''I think this is the weirdest story ever. An expelled German butcher, with a French name, gets so annoyed he swears revenge. Okay. And then what?''\\
''Is this a dream? An angry German butcher stayed so annoyed he'd once been expelled from a site that he died and then haunted a palace? What?''\\
''Marie-Antoinette asked a MAGICIAN to PROTECT HER AGAINST THE GHOST OF AN ANGRY GERMAN BUTCHER?''\\
''WHAT IS HAPPENING? Am I HIGH?''
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* We find out that "Devils in the Caribbean" the fake movie they devised at the end of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' was released commercially and did pretty badly. Their internal marketing from the Helix Rifts tries to make the best of a bad situation:
--> ''Never speak badly of past projects. Spin negatives into positives, E.G. If they say "The film 'Devils of the Caribbean' was a frightful mess of clichés, dime-store moralizing, and pandering stereotypes. Who thought this bucked of bilge water was a good idea?" You say "Certainly we realized very early in production that 'Devils of the Caribbean' would not be the ideal experience for everyone. But for those who want a fun, exciting, and lighthearted look at the Golden Age of Piracy, their ship has come to port."''
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* Completing Rift missions give you access to Assassin Intel. One of these is a list of potential Sages. One of the entries reads: "David Jones. Nationality: possibly English. Born: Mid-20th century. Status unknown, In the 1970s and 80s a few scattered reports of a man resembling a Sage surfaced. He was said to be "otherworldly", "extraterrestrial", and "possessed by multiple personalities." So far, these reports have proven inconclusive." David Jones happens to be the real name of a certain David Bowie.

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* Completing Rift missions give you access to Assassin Intel. One of these is a list of potential Sages. One of the entries reads: "David Jones. Nationality: possibly English. Born: Mid-20th century. Status unknown, In the 1970s and 80s a few scattered reports of a man resembling a Sage surfaced. He was said to be "otherworldly", "extraterrestrial", and "possessed by multiple personalities." So far, these reports have proven inconclusive." David Jones happens to be the real name of a certain David Bowie.DavidBowie.
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* Completing Rift missions give you access to Assassin Intel. One of these is a list of potential Sages. One of the entries reads: "David Jones. Nationality: possibly English. Born: Mid-20th century. Status unknown, In the 1970s and 80s a few scattered reports of a man resembling a Sage surfaced. He was said to be "otherworldly", "extraterrestrial", and "possessed by multiple personalities." So far, these reports have proven inconclusive? David Jones happens to be the real name of a certain David Bowie.

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* Completing Rift missions give you access to Assassin Intel. One of these is a list of potential Sages. One of the entries reads: "David Jones. Nationality: possibly English. Born: Mid-20th century. Status unknown, In the 1970s and 80s a few scattered reports of a man resembling a Sage surfaced. He was said to be "otherworldly", "extraterrestrial", and "possessed by multiple personalities." So far, these reports have proven inconclusive? inconclusive." David Jones happens to be the real name of a certain David Bowie.
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* Completing Rift missions give you access to Assassin Intel. One of these is a list of potential Sages. One of the entries reads: "David Jones. Nationality: possibly English. Born: Mid-20th century. Status unknown, In the 1970s and 80s a few scattered reports of a man resembling a Sage surfaced. He was said to be "otherworldly", "extraterrestrial", and "possessed by multiple personalities." So far, these reports have proven inconclusive? David Jones happens to be the real name of a certain David Bowie.
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* Shaun's database snarking is back, now in the form of footnotes. From the entry on Jacques de Molay:
-->Jacques de Molay was born between 1245 and 1250.*\\
[=*=] Now that's a long labour.

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Writing off a review seems more like bashing than anything. This is for the actual game, not its reviews. Not really a good call.


* A meta example, the as of this writing highest-rated Steam customer review from user WELCOME TO THE MACHINE:
-->Reaction to this game has been laughable. I guess most people need to brush up on their French history and world history for that matter. First off, I find it silly that I have to explain that the world wasn't in 1080p until 1962, but that must be before your time. Though ''Unity'' often dips below 20 fps, this is generous for the time period, as France was one of the last countries to hit 240hz and operated at an unsteady 15-20fps throughout the 18th century. ''Unity'' surprised me by accurately showing Arno [[GameBreakingBug dropping through the ground and into the white abyss that exists under the real Paris]], even to this day. Finally, there is the non-issue of pop-in... Anyone that has been to Paris is quite aware that Parisians are all [[TheQueensLatin British-accented]] phantoms that often come and go between planes of many dimensions.

-->Open a history book! Do more traveling! This is Ubisoft's finest work yet and I am glad to have had the opportunity to play it this soon [[ObviousBeta before the actual release in 2017. The game is pretty far along for being this early in the development process.]]

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* A meta example, the as of this writing highest-rated Steam customer review from user WELCOME TO THE MACHINE:
-->Reaction to this game has been laughable. I guess most people need to brush up on their French history and world history for that matter. First off, I find it silly that I have to explain that the world wasn't in 1080p until 1962, but that must be before your time. Though ''Unity'' often dips below 20 fps, this is generous for the time period, as France was one of the last countries to hit 240hz and operated at an unsteady 15-20fps throughout the 18th century. ''Unity'' surprised me by accurately showing Arno [[GameBreakingBug dropping through the ground and into the white abyss that exists under the real Paris]], even to this day. Finally, there is the non-issue of pop-in... Anyone that has been to Paris is quite aware that Parisians are all [[TheQueensLatin British-accented]] phantoms that often come and go between planes of many dimensions.

-->Open a history book! Do more traveling! This is Ubisoft's finest work yet and I am glad to have had the opportunity to play it this soon [[ObviousBeta before the actual release in 2017. The game is pretty far along for being this early in the development process.]]

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* "The Escape", the last mission of Sequence 9, which is one concentrated Funny Moment. It begins with Elise running in away from Jacobins for reasons she [[DontAskJustRun refuses to explain]], and escalates very quickly to [[RefugeInAudacity stealing a prototype hot-air balloon]] in the middle of a thunderstorm with Arno desperately trying to catch up with her.
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* A meta example, the as of this writing highest-rated Steam customer review from user WELCOME TO THE MACHINE:
-->Reaction to this game has been laughable. I guess most people need to brush up on their French history and world history for that matter. First off, I find it silly that I have to explain that the world wasn't in 1080p until 1962, but that must be before your time. Though ''Unity'' often dips below 20 fps, this is generous for the time period, as France was one of the last countries to hit 240hz and operated at an unsteady 15-20fps throughout the 18th century. ''Unity'' surprised me by accurately showing Arno [[GameBreakingBug dropping through the ground and into the white abyss that exists under the real Paris]], even to this day. Finally, there is the non-issue of pop-in... Anyone that has been to Paris is quite aware that Parisians are all [[TheQueensLatin British-accented]] phantoms that often come and go between planes of many dimensions.

-->Open a history book! Do more traveling! This is Ubisoft's finest work yet and I am glad to have had the opportunity to play it this soon [[ObviousBeta before the actual release in 2017. The game is pretty far along for being this early in the development process.]]

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* Napoleon snarking about Arno's outfit:
--> '''Napoleon:''' You certainly don't look like a blood-crazed revolutionary. The hood... is a bit sinister though if you don't mind my saying.

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outfit, and how it becoming more and more conspicuous the further the series gets from [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI the Third Crusade]]:
--> '''Napoleon:''' You certainly don't look like a blood-crazed revolutionary. [[InTheHood The hood... hood...]] [[LampshadeHanging is a bit sinister though if you don't mind my saying.]]
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* Napoleon snarking about Arno's outfit:
--> '''Napoleon:''' You certainly don't look like a blood-crazed revolutionary. The hood... is a bit sinister though if you don't mind my saying.

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